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Kiwi 09-09-2012 10:11 AM

Favourite skylines?
 


What city has your favourite skyline? I like most cities that have a mix of slick, modern buildings, and older skyscrapers, and look... together. Meaning, they aren't all scattered around, with wide spaces between them, and then a sudden drop-off into normal two-story shop streets. They need to look like a city, for me, and the backdrop matters a lot too.
My favourites would be...

Auckland)
It isn't the biggest in the world, nor with the tallest buildings, but I love the way the Sky Tower stands out like that, and the way you can see Rangitoto (a volcano) in the harbour.


Wellington)
Yeah, another New Zealand city. I know I'm patriotic. Again, it isn't the highest in the world, but I love the way it suits the harbour perfectly.

Vancouver)
Some of the buildings themselves are ugly as hell, but the mountains behind the skyline are awesome. We have these huge buildings, but they're still dwarfed by the mountains. It's kind of on the verge of looking cluttered and ugly, but not yet.


New York)
Manhattan just fits together perfectly. It's internationally recognized, and... amazing. Strange, though, I couldn't find any decent photos.


Hong Kong)
Hong Kong is another city that fits together perfectly, and, again, I love the mountains in the background.


As for other cities... Tokyo looks too cluttered for my taste, and both Dubai and London are too sparse. Doha City in Qatar has some amazing buildings, but they need some more to fill in the gaps. I hate that thing sticking out in Shanghai. I dislike Beijing.

Other cities I like, but I'm too lazy to find pictures of, are Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, and Perth. Singapore is amazing. Gold Coast I love for the way it's all lined up on the beach. Most Australian cities are really good. Chicago seems awesome, and I love all the old ones.

Yours?

NCJohn 09-09-2012 01:02 PM

The queen city Charlotte, North Carolina
http://i1183.photobucket.com/albums/...te-skyline.jpg
You just have to love it in the fall with that carolina blue sky.

MementoJoker 09-09-2012 06:33 PM

Oh, Cario, oh the pollution..
https://encrypted-tbn0.google.com/im...ImDthuu7EdVWBj

John 09-09-2012 06:38 PM

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The Willis Tower in chicago is amazing.

Thunderstorm 09-10-2012 01:44 AM

http://www.diecastmodelexpo.com.au/i...st-skyline.jpg



:love:

eric 09-10-2012 02:34 AM

Toronto
http://i1051.photobucket.com/albums/...54bedfee4e.jpg

Talon 09-10-2012 02:39 AM

Seattle, Manhattan, and Tokyo are my top three. Manhattan's gonna be beautiful once the WTC memorial is complete.

fsh 09-10-2012 02:50 AM

I love Seattlehttp://www.globeimages.net/data/media/5/seattle.jpg

Cat612 09-10-2012 03:28 AM

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I went to Washington over summer and stayed with a friend, she lived right over the bay, and on the 4th of July the moon was huge and orange and we had the most amazing view of Seattle. Unfortunately the only camera I had was my phone, so I couldn't get any good pictures, but the Seattle skyline is phenomenal.

DragonRider 09-10-2012 05:16 AM

Hong Kong.

Pimpsy G. 09-10-2012 05:26 AM

Houston, yeah... No one goes to our downtown but its still big for some reason.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...on_skyline.jpg

Crono 09-11-2012 04:08 PM

I live in the second largest city in Sweden and this is honestly most of it:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...a-20110911.jpg

zzzz

my fav (from pictures) is probably hong kong or something.

Jester Lapse 09-12-2012 01:06 AM

These pictures make me feel calm haha

RaiRai 09-12-2012 04:08 AM

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2iy9SlIMqs...r34-v-spec.jpg
NISSAN skyline GTR r34

Tricxta 09-12-2012 05:13 AM

clever clever


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